Political – Legal Settlements: After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ BP faced many different legal settlements that were enforceable by court. Many of these settlements were in order to enhance the safety of drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. BP worked to solve the federal criminal claims that came from the Oil Spill‚ and eventually pleaded guilty of 11 felony counts‚ related to the loss of 11 lives. Many other misdemeanor counts under different acts including: the Clean
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Engineering ethics in practice: a guide for engineers Engineering ethics in practice: a guide for engineers © The Royal Academy of Engineering ISBN 1-903496-73-X August 2011 Published by The Royal Academy of Engineering 3 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5DG Tel: 020 7766 0600 www.raeng.org.uk Registered Charity Number: 293074 This is an abridged version of a full guide available online at: www.raeng.org.uk/ethicsinpractice Contents 1 2 Foreword and introduction Accuracy and rigour
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08/01/2010 ENGR 1200 Dr. Farnsworth Role of Ethics in the life of an Engineering Student As a college student for the last 2 years‚ if there is one important thing that I have learned‚ it is to follow the ethical guidelines of your school. Moreover‚ maintain the ethical code throughout the semester and more specifically for every course. Now‚ as an engineering student at The University of Texas at Tyler‚ I have an Engineering Code of Ethics to follow. This‚ in my opinion‚ is the closest to
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Ethics essay – Genetic engineering a.) Explain the main ethical principles of the religion you have studied with regard to genetic engineering Genetic engineering plays quite a major role in our society‚ and its influence is only going to increase. Parts of this area of science can even dictate if people are more likely to get certain diseases‚ even leading to the possibility of choosing the gender‚ or hair colour of babies born to couples. The amount of freedom and power we allow to those experimenting
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Executive Summary On April 20th 2010 bp had a major oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico coined the “Deepwater Horizon Incident” in which eleven (11) person’s loss their lives. This incident negatively affected the company’s brand and bp brand equity plummeted by $7.4bn‚ representing a 61% fall (Brand Finance 2010). BPTT which is a subsidiary of bp Global had to treat with the negative impact of this crisis on the local market while keeping its reputation‚ bp brand and local aspiration alive and
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disasters in Alaska and Texas. Specifically‚ BP ’s defensive approach towards stakeholder management led to lavish compensation for upper level management while creating hazardous working conditions for employees and a burden on all of society in the form of rising oil prices and environmental damage. Background British Petroleum was founded in 1908 and since then has rapidly grown to become the eighth largest company in the world . However‚ as of late‚ BP has come under fire for several high profile
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When it comes to engineering‚ building‚ and designing something that will be used by humans‚ safety is the most important step in the entire process. It should be taken very seriously by all who are involved in a project‚ but the engineers should be the ones who double‚ triple or even quadruple check safety issues. Mainly the engineers because it is in their code and law of ethics and safety is the first Canon on the list‚ “Hold paramount the safety‚ health‚ and welfare of the public.” (NSPE‚ 2012)
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Joshua Joemer D. 09/18/12 Reaction paper on: Professional Ethics in Engineering The movie clippings I’ve watched was made by Michael C. Loui a professor of Electrical and computer engineering in the university Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He explains the basic ideas that an engineer must have in order to be good and responsible professionals to the society. In first part
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crisis of the British concern British Petroleum (BP). At first I would like to provide more information about the crisis and its consequences‚ then I will identify the kind of crisis we have to deal with‚ I will discuss the several communication strategies BP have used‚ I will explain the different reactions of the public on the crisis. At last‚ I will give the oil concern some advice‚ in case a reoccurrence takes place. The BP oil spill The BP oil spill was a big natural disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
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The Transformation of BP Chapter 5-4 | Eric | Summer | Helen | Lidya | Mandy | Content • Introducing BP • Transforming BP • BP Superior performance through Knowledge Sharing • BP Building Cooperate Reputation Through facing the Public Responsibility • Conclusion and Future Consideration Introducing BP BP at a Glance BP is of one of the world’s largest energy companies‚ providing its customers with fuel for transportation
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